Chus Martínez on ARCOmadrid 2018's 'Futuro' Section
The #Futuro section at ARCOmadrid 2018, curated by Chus Martínez, Elise Lammer, and Rosa Lleó, revolved around the idea that 'The future is not what will happen, but what we do.' Situated in Pavilion 7, characterized by its green flooring, the exhibition showcased creations from Salvador Dalí, Petrit Halilaj, Goran Trbuljak, Julius Koller, Opavivará, and Patricia Dominguez. Italian galleries Laveronica and Umberto Di Marino presented Maryam Jafri's 'Product Recall: an Index of Innovation' and Pedro Neves Marques's video 'YWY The android.' The space, designed for intimacy by architect Andrés Jaque, also featured site-specific works like Hugo Canoilas's dinosaur oil painting and performances by Ramaya Tegegne and Álvaro Urbano. Martínez envisions further development of this concept.
Key facts
- ARCOmadrid 2018 replaced the invited country with the concept 'The future is not what will happen, but what we do.'
- The #Futuro section was curated by Chus Martínez, Elise Lammer, and Rosa Lleó.
- Chus Martínez is director of the FHNW Academy of Art and Design in Basel and co-curator of dOCUMENTA (13).
- The section featured Salvador Dalí, Petrit Halilaj, Goran Trbuljak, Julius Koller, Opavivará, Patricia Dominguez, Maryam Jafri, Pedro Neves Marques, Hugo Canoilas, Álvaro Urbano, Adriana Minoliti, Barbara Kasten, Eduardo Navarro, and Ramaya Tegegne.
- Italian galleries Laveronica (Modica) and Umberto Di Marino (Naples) participated.
- Architect Andrés Jaque designed the raised flooring for the exhibition space.
- Some works were site-specific, including Hugo Canoilas's dinosaur painting and Álvaro Urbano's 'Teatro Impossibile.'
- Performances and a seminar titled 'The Future: Beyond the Crystal Ball' were part of the section.
Entities
Artists
- Chus Martínez
- Elise Lammer
- Rosa Lleó
- Salvador Dalí
- Petrit Halilaj
- Goran Trbuljak
- Julius Koller
- Opavivará
- Patricia Dominguez
- Maryam Jafri
- Pedro Neves Marques
- Hugo Canoilas
- Álvaro Urbano
- Adriana Minoliti
- Barbara Kasten
- Eduardo Navarro
- Ramaya Tegegne
- Andrés Jaque
- Federica Lonati
Institutions
- ARCOmadrid
- FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel
- dOCUMENTA Kassel
- Museo del Barrio New York
- Macba Barcelona
- Castello di Rivoli
- Laveronica
- Umberto Di Marino
- Artribune
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Pavilion 7
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Kassel
- New York
- United States
- Barcelona
- Rivoli
- Italy
- Modica
- Naples
- La Coruña
- Milan